Purpose (Brief): Six (6) Registry Services Evaluation Process (RSEP) requests were submitted by the registry operators listed below to allow the introduction of two-character domain names in the New gTLD namespace. In total, the requests concern 148 New gTLDs.
| Proposal | TLD | Registry Name | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014011 | Multiple TLDs | Donuts, Inc.; submitted by Binky Lake, LLC* | Binky Lake, LLC Request 09 May 2014 [PDF, 19 KB] |
| 2014010 | kred | KredTLD Pty Ltd | KredTLD Pty Ltd Request 11 March 2014 [PDF, 18 KB] |
| 2014009 | best | BestTLD Pty Ltd | BestTLD Pty Ltd Request 11 March 2014 [PDF, 18 KB] |
| 2014008 | ceo | CEOTLD Pty Ltd | CeoTLD Pty Ltd Request 11 March 2014 [PDF, 18 KB] |
| 2014007 | wiki | Top Level Design, LLC | Top Level Design LLC Request 11 March 2014 [PDF, 196 KB] |
| 2014006 | globo | Globo Comunicação e Participações S.A | Globo Comunicação e Participações SA Request 05 February 2014 [PDF, 18 KB] |
*Note: Binky Lake, LLC has submitted a RSEP request on behalf of Donuts, Inc. for 143 gTLDs
As part of these requests, each registry operator described which two-character domain names in which it would offer these registrations. These RSEP requests were posted for public information on the Registry Service Evaluation Process webpage, available at https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/rsep-2014-02-19-en.
As required by the Registry Services Evaluation Policy, ICANN has undertaken a preliminary determination on whether the proposals might raise significant competition, security or stability issues. ICANN‘s preliminary review (based on the information provided) did not identify any such issues for these requests.
Implementation of the proposal would require amendments to the Exhibit A of the respective Registry Agreements, which are being posted for public comment.
Comment Period Opens on: 12 June 2014
This ICANN announcement was sourced from:
https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-3-2014-06-12-en